Tag Archives: Islamism

Comment: French intervention in Mali is not colonialism. The Islamists really are our enemies

By James Bloodworth | Published: February 11, 2013

The French liberation of Mali from islamists should be welcomed by the left.

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Woolly terminology undermines new ‘Prevent’ strategy

By George Readings | Published: June 9, 2011

For the Home Office, its recently relaunched Prevent strategy was its third attempt at creating an effective counter-extremism strategy.

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7/7 inquest won’t help us understand modern terrorist threat

By George Readings | Published: May 6, 2011

George Readings explains why the 7/7 inquest into the July 7th al-Qaeda bombings in London fails to help us understand the modern terrorist threat.

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The Muslim Brotherhood are increasingly viewed as ghosts of the past

By Guest | Published: February 3, 2011

Egypt, like many other places in the Middle East, is entering a new phase, where the Muslim Brotherhood, just like Mubarak, are increasingly viewed as ugly ghosts of the past.

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We shouldn’t abandon the label “extremist” for extremists

By George Readings | Published: January 20, 2011

To mount an effective challenge to the casual bigotry of the dinner-table as well as the EDL and al-Muhajiroun, Baroness Warsi needs to explain who an extremist is.

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New report confirms uncomfortable truths about homegrown terrorism

By George Readings | Published: July 5, 2010

More than two thirds of convicted UK-based Islamist terrorists are British nationals, almost half are from London, nearly one third have attended university and a similar proportion were in full-time employment at the time of their involvement in terrorism. Furthermore, three quarters of terror plots in the UK have involved individual members who had trained [...]

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